New route for the Cilcain race:
http://www.cilcainshow.org.uk/page30.html
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New route for the Cilcain race:
http://www.cilcainshow.org.uk/page30.html
Thanks for that info. I was intending to run this tomorrow, hope the rain and wind give over by then ( esp wind). bit disappointed by the route change , how am I going to tell how much more decrepid i am getting if not by comparing decreasing race times year on year. Mind i can see maybe why, the front guys must get irritated by having to negotiate the slow ones on that slow steepbit as they fly back down. The new route looks longer ??? but avoids that nasty steep reoded descent, might be kinder on my knees then.
hope the new route is well marshalled , it looks like there is more potential for wandering than on the old route.
Hoping to be along tomorrow not sure whether running or taking photos yet? Will see how my legs feel after today's Ellesmere 10k race.
That was fun. really nice sunny but cool day after the storms of yesterday and the ground not too wet, just softened.
Prefer the new route as it gives more scope for overtaking on the downhill and its generally more varied.
loads of people at the top, on the monument and generally sat around.
After the race we sat and watched teddy bears being flung off the church tower ( you had to be there )
Good new downhill section - a bit fast!! Lovely afternoon for a run - sunny with great views!!!!
Gilbert got Neil Parry on the way down to win! Laura Bestow (West Cheshire) was first lady with a Wirral lady second.
Photographic evidence should be available in the next few days from: http://www.prdouglas.co.uk/
What a great day at Cilcain today. New route for the race was great and much faster till I went over on one ankle quite badly and then the other slightly - thought that was the race over but thankfully after about a minute or so stopped. I slowly started moving till the pain eased allowing me to carry on and pick up my pace again. I think I managed to catch a few people up who passed me but should have been about 11-14 places higher up the results I think? Pleased considering my second race in two days.
Should have some photos available soon that Tracey took.
I'm relatively new to fell running (I go out quite a bit but don't get the chance to do many races), but did the Cilcain Mountain Race this year and last year. Thought the course was a vast improvement with some great single-track downhill sections - much better than having to dive out of the way of the leaders like the year before!
Great crowds as usual, but it was a bit warm for my liking, and got plagued by flies on the way up...
Results are now on the website:
http://www.cilcainshow.org.uk/page30.html
I concur about the flies, was wishing on the way up I could move a bit faster and get away from them quicker! Great new downhill route though, thought it much better for descending than the old zig-zag path!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Harrison
Well that's not fair, the results have got me listed in last place without a time :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Weirdly, I (should have) came in 59th place, which is exactly the same position as I came in last year.. :D
More photos from Peter Douglas:
http://www.prdouglas.co.uk/
(Sam you didn't miss a checkpoint did you - that seems to have been my problem in recent weeks!)
Not to my knowledge, at least I went the same route as everyone around me! Ah well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Last year, the same happened to a few runners, Rob from Buckley was listed that wayQuote:
Originally Posted by Sam Harrison
I've done some cycling events before but this was not only my first fell race but also my first running event so I've nothing to compare it with however I thought it was great, really enjoyed the day and the crowds were very kind and inspiring. Can't wait to do it again next year!
Anyone doing this tomorrow? I've just got back from a month in the Alps and Pyrenees so am approaching with caution as, whilst my hauling-a-heavy-rucksack-up-ridiculously-steep-snow-slopes legs are in good shape, my running legs might not necessarily be so!
I'll be there along with a cohort from Pensby. My running legs are never in good shape!
A great race as usual, thanks to the organisers/marshals/vast numbers of MRTs out there today. As I say every year, need to work on my climbs and on not letting my dad beat me by quite as much! Maybe in another 10years when he's a V70 I'll be able to get him....
Thoroughly enjoyed it today, managed to come 40 places higher than last year as well which definitely added to the enjoyment! Very well organised as per usual, definitely think the new route is an improvement on the old up-and-down, though it was a little slippy today.
Enjoyed today, straight up and straight down. Pleased with my shoes as well; had good fun coming down the mud and grass. Enjoyed the after-race teddy bear parachuting as well as the carton of Tropical Juice Drink. Anyone know where the results will pop up?
I'm guessing they'll be posted here http://cilcainshow.org.uk/page30.html or here http://www.wfra.org.uk/ over the next couple of days.Well marshalled as usual, but they really should sort out that finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Thanks for the results links. Re: the finish - yes, it did seem a bit haphazard.Quote:
Originally Posted by (notsomuchofa)Fellrunner
At least they weren't handing out people's times at the end like previous years - that always caused a bit of confusion!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
Some pictures up at http://www.fellrunningpictures.co.uk/moelfamau2011.html.
Regarding the race numbers, at first I thought it was great that they were laminated with punched holes and pins already attached. I sometimes find attaching the race number is harder than running the race. However, my only concern - that it would be cumbersome when running - was confirmed as we got near the top. My poorly-fitting club vest was being tugged around like a sail flapping in the wind! It's a pity I couldn't harness the power of the wind to make me go faster...
I purposefully wore a heavy duty cotton t-shirt this year for that reason!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart
They are now.Quote:
Originally Posted by (notsomuchofa)Fellrunner
Treat the Cilcain results with caution.
I was number 108, placed 64 in 42.47 (close to my own timing). I was very pleased with that until I saw that number 138 (an Eryri runner, Ellie Salisbury) was placed 104, at 46.22. Given that she was making a fuss to the marshalls about finishing just ahead of me (true or not, I don't know), there was no way she was 4 minutes behind me.
Neither was Buckley's John Morris behind me, despite being listed 78, in 43.28, or Nicola Berry - who passed me near the finish (with her shoelace undone, which I mentioned to her) yet is placed 99 at 46.10.
So I now have no idea where I finished - and lots of other people are presumably in the same boat.
This is a great run, but the organisation at the finish clearly needs some attention.
Boooo. What a shambles. It's hardly rocket science!
Wasn't able to do this race this year but have done it over the previous 3 -4 years. Its a great little race but for some reason the way the results are collected at the end always seem to be a total mess and lots of people either get the wrong time or placed in the wrong position. From comments seen looks like the same as happened again this year. I was missed off the results totally last year and got a DNF even though I finished in about 30th place looking at the photos.
Same happened to me last year. Shame as it's such a great race!